12/01/2004

Key Legal Issues in Collaborations and Licensing

This article from Pharmalicensing.com "gives an overview of two of the principal types of relationship in which a company in the biotechnology sector is likely to be involved at some point in its lifecycle. It begins with a discussion of the reasons why a biotech company might benefit from entering into a licensing or collaborative arrangement, and then considers the principal legal terms which each type of agreement should contain."

While the article focuses on biotechnology companies, its lessons are of general applicability.